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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FERNAND E. DHUMY, F ENGLEWOOD, NEWJERSEY, ASSIG-NOR T0 RAMP BUILDINGSCORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

$TORAGE BUILDING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

110 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FERNAND E. DHUMY,

a citizen of the United States and resident of Englewood, county ofBergen, and State oi? New Jersey, have invented certain new andusefulImprovements in Storage Buildings, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates toimprovements in building structures, and moreparticularly to storage buildings, the improvements being especiallyapplicable to garage structures for storing motor vehicles.

One object of the invention is to provide a storage building soconstructed that vehicles may travel under their own power from floor tofloor of the buildingto and from storage spaces on the various floors.

Another object of the invention 1s to pro viole a storage buildinghaving storage space on its several floors and soconstructed thatvehicles may travel under their own power from floor to floor to andfrom storage spaces on the several floors with the vehicles forming theascending and descending streams of traffic moving in the same directionover the several floors.

A further object of the invention is to providea compact constructionfor garages in which a maximum number of vehicles may be stored in astructure of given size and in which numerous vehicles may readilytravel to and from their storage spaces at the same time Withoutconfusion. and without interference between ascending and descendingvehicles, the ascending and descending streams of traflic moving indistinct zones.

in the drawings: Figure 1 is a horizontal section on the line II of Fig.4 illustrating one construction embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 a vertical sectional View on the line ill-II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 a vertical sectional view on the line lll-l1 of Fig.1);

Fig. i a vertical sectional view on the line IV-IV of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 a horizontal sectional View on the line V---V of Fig. 8illustrating another con struction embodying the invention;

Fig. 6 a vertical sectional view on the line Fig. 7 a vertical sectionalview on the line VII-VII of Fig. 5; and

Fi 8 a vertical sectional view on the line Vl'lL-VIII of Fig. 5.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4, 1 designates the outer walls of the buildingand 2 designates an intermediate partition or dividing wall. The outerwalls 1 are provided with suitable window openings 3 and also withsuitable doorways 4 permitting access to the ground floor 5 of thebuilding. The upper floors of the building are arranged in two series,the series of floors 6 at one side of the dividing wall 2 being spacedequal distances apart and the lower floor 6 being spaced above theground floor 5 a distance equal to the distance-between the floors ofthis series. The series of floors 7 at the opposite side of the dividingwall 2 lie in planes midway between the planes of the floors "6, thelowermost floor 7 lying in a plane midway between the planes of theground floor 5 and the lowest of the series of floors 6. That portion ofthe ground floor 5 underlying the series of floors 6 forms in effect thelowest of two vertical series of floors, the floors of'one of whichseries are arranged in planes intermediate the planes of the floors oithe other series.

Adjacent one of the outer walls of the building is a vertical series ofsimilarly in clined superposed ramps 8 each of which extends through thedividing wall 2 an equal distance on each side ofsaid wall and con nectsone of the'series of floors 7 with the next lower. one of the series offloors at the opposite side of the dividing wall. Adj-acent the oppositeside wall of the building is a vertical series of ramps9, inclined in adirection opposite to the inclination of the ramps 8. extending throughthe dividing wall and connecting each floor 7 with the next higher oneof the floors 6. Alongside the series of ramps 8 is a series of ramps 10extending through the dividin wall in clined in the same direction asthe ramps 9 and connecting each floor 7 with the next higher one of thefloors 6. Alongside the series of ramps 9 is a vertical series of ramps11 extending through the dividing wall 2, said ramps 11 being inclinedin the same direction as the ramps 8, and connecting each of the floors7 with the next lower one of the floors at the opposite side of the wall2. I

Each of the floors 6 and 7 has an unobstructed passa e or drivewaycommunicating at one end with one ofthe ramps 8 and one of the ramps 10and communicating at its opposite end with one of the ramps 9 and one ofthe ramps 11. Each floor 6 and 7 is also provided with storage space atone side of the driveway along the wall 2 between the ramps 10 and 11and also with storage space at the opposite side of the driveway betweenthe driveway and the outer wall of the building opposite the dividingwall.

The storage spaces on each floor may be subdivided in any suitablemanner. Inthe construction shown, which is especially designed for useas a garage, the two main line of trailic move from floggt floorrby thevehicles" forming one line of trafiic will ascend from floor to floorand the other vehicles will descend from floor to floor.

In the construction shown in Figs. 5 to 8,

inclusive, a different relative arrangement of the four series of rampsis shown, thr two series of ramps 8 and 11 being arranged at oppositesides of the building and the two series of ramps 9 and 10 being locatedalongside each other at the center of the building.

It will be obvious that the four series of ramps may be arranged atvarious other points along the wall 2, if desired, and that in'largebuildings a plurality of groups of four series of ramps each may beemployed if desired.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposedfloors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, asecond series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate theplanes ofthe first series of floors and overlying another part of theground area within the series connects one of the first series of floorswith the next higher one of the second series of floors, and twovertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to the first-mentionedramps one of each of which series connects one of the first series offloors with the next lower one of the second series of floors.

3. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposedfloors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, asecond series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate theplanes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of theground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarlyinclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next higher one of the second series offloors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to thefirst-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next lower one of the second series offloors, the four vertical series of ramps being so arranged thatvehicles ascending from floor to floor and vehicles descending fromfloor to floor may move in the same direction between independent pairsof oppositely in clined ramps communicating with each floor.

4. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposedfloors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, asecond series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate theplanes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of theground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarlyinclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of fioors with the next higher one of the second series offloors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to thefirst-mentioned rampsone of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next lower one of the second series offioors thefeur"vertical series of ramps being so arranged relatively toeach other that up and down trafiic in the building may move in the samedirection and 1n separate zones.

outer walls, a pair of ramps connecting ea chi/l A building structure.comprising outer floor of the first series witl ithe/ efft iiigher ,111001 of the nms, and a pair of w cm each floor of the first series withthe next lower floor of the second series.

2. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposedfloors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, asecond series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate theplanes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of theground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarlyinclined ramps one ramp of each of which walls, a series of superposedfloors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, asecond series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate theplanes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of theground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarlyinclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next higher one of the second series offloors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to thefirst-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of thefirst series at lloors with the next lower one of the second series offloors, said four, series of ramps being arranged with two series ofoppositely inclined ramps located in alinement with the remaining twoseries of ramps and intermediate the same.

6. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposedfloors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, asecond series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate theplanes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of theground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarlyinclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next higher one of the second series offloors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to thefirst-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next lower one of the second series offloors, two of said series of ramps of oppo site inclination beinglocated at opposite sides ofthe other two series of ramps.

7. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposedfloors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, asecond series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate theplanes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of theground area with in the outer walls, two vertical. series of similarlyinclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next higher one of the second series offloors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to thefirst-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next lower one of the second series offloors, said four series of ramps being grouped in pairs located atopposite sides of the building and the two series of ramps forming eachgroup being of opposite inclination.

8. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposedfloors overly till ing a part of the ground area within the outer walls,a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate theplanes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of theground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarlyinclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next higher one of the second series offloors, two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to thefirst-mentioned ramps one of each of which ser es connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next lower one of the second series offloors, said four series of ramps being grouped in pairs located atopposite sides of the building and the two series of ramps forming eachgroup being of opposite inclination, and a dividing wall extendingbetween the two groups of ramps midway the length of the ramps, eachfloor of each series having an unobstructed passage be tween the twogroups of ramps and storage space at opposite sides of the passage.

9. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposedfloors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, asecond series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate theplanes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of theground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarlyinclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next higher one of the second series offloors, two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to thefirst-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of thefirst series of floors with the next lower one of the second series offloors, and a dividing wall between the two series of floors, said fourseries of ramps extending through the dividing wall, and each floor ofeach series being provided with an unobstructed passage between the endsof the ramps communicating therewith and having storage space at bothsides of said passage.

10. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposedfloors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, asecond series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate theplanes of the first series of floors and overlying another partof theround area within the outer walls, a divi ing wall between the twoseries of floors,a plurality of series of superposed ramps extendingthrough the ividing wall and communicating at their ends with the twoseries of floors, the ramps of certain of said series incliningdownwardly from one series of floors and the ramps of the remainingseries inclining downwardly from the other series of floors, each floorintermediate the upper and lower floors of the building, having anunobstructed passage communicating with ramps of four different seriestwo of which are inclined in one direction and the other two of whichare inclined inthe opposite direction.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

FERNAND E. DHTTMY,

